Ethereum Classic Price Tops $18.79 on Top Exchanges (ETC)

Ethereum Classic (ETC) traded up 0.6% against the U.S. dollar during the 1 day period ending at 20:00 PM ET on October 24th. One Ethereum Classic coin can now be bought for about $18.79 or 0.00027644 BTC on popular exchanges. Ethereum Classic has a market capitalization of $2.81 billion and approximately $80.16 million worth of Ethereum Classic was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last week, Ethereum Classic has traded 1.3% lower against the U.S. dollar.

Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours:

• Bitcoin (BTC) traded up 1.6% against the dollar and now trades at $67,960.16 or 1.00000000 BTC.
• Dogecoin (DOGE) traded up 0.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.14 or 0.00000207 BTC.
• Bitcoin Cash (BCH) traded up 4.9% against the dollar and now trades at $366.01 or 0.00538445 BTC.
• UNUS SED LEO (LEO) traded 0.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $6.09 or 0.00008956 BTC.
• Litecoin (LTC) traded up 1.4% against the dollar and now trades at $70.90 or 0.00104298 BTC.
• Monero (XMR) traded up 0.3% against the dollar and now trades at $157.45 or 0.00231622 BTC.
• Arweave (AR) traded 1.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $18.26 or 0.00026860 BTC.
• Bitcoin SV (BSV) traded 2.7% higher against the dollar and now trades at $48.17 or 0.00070859 BTC.
• NyanCoin (NYAN) traded 2.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2.40 or 0.00008809 BTC.
• Conflux (CFX) traded 2.5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.16 or 0.00000228 BTC.

About Ethereum Classic

Ethereum Classic (ETC) is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the EtcHash hashing algorithm. It was first traded on July 30th, 2015. Ethereum Classic’s total supply is 210,700,000 coins and its circulating supply is 149,272,915 coins. Ethereum Classic’s official website is ethereumclassic.org. Ethereum Classic’s official Twitter account is @eth_classic and its Facebook page is accessible here. The official message board for Ethereum Classic is ethereumclassic.org/news. The Reddit community for Ethereum Classic is https://reddit.com/r/ethereumclassic and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here.

According to CryptoCompare, “Ethereum Classic (ETC) is a decentralized, open-source blockchain platform that uses proof-of-work consensus to execute and store smart contracts and dApps. It was created in July 2016 by a group of developers and users who opposed the Ethereum Foundation’s decision to hard fork the Ethereum blockchain in response to the “DAO hack.” ETC is used for a variety of purposes, including creating dApps and issuing tokens, and has a strong focus on immutability and censorship-resistance. It is led by a team of developers and supported by a global community of users and organizations.”

Ethereum Classic Coin Trading

It is usually not presently possible to buy alternative cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum Classic directly using U.S. dollars. Investors seeking to trade Ethereum Classic should first buy Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as Changelly, Coinbase or GDAX. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to buy Ethereum Classic using one of the exchanges listed above.

ETC/USD price chart by TradingView